London Oxford Airport. The quiet way into Oxford and the Cotswolds.
Six miles north of Oxford, with no airlines and no queues. For the colleges, Bicester, Blenheim and the Cotswolds it is a far shorter drive than Heathrow, and we plan the road half of the journey around the aircraft.
The airport
London Oxford at a glance
- CodesOXF / EGTKAt Kidlington in Oxfordshire, about 6 miles north of Oxford and roughly 60 miles from central London.
- UseBusiness and general aviationNo scheduled airlines. Business jets, helicopters, maintenance and flight training share the field, and it is consistently one of the busiest business aviation airports in the country.
- TerminalThe airport's own executive terminalA single private terminal handles business arrivals and departures, away from the general aviation aprons. See London Oxford FBO.
- RoadsA34 and M40The A34 runs south towards the M4 and Heathrow, the M40 east to London and north towards Birmingham.
Published hours are 06:30 to 22:30 and arrivals require prior permission, which your operator arranges. Tell us the moment a slot moves and the car moves with it.
Journey times
From London Oxford by road
| To | Quiet roads | Busy periods |
|---|---|---|
| Woodstock and Blenheim | 10 to 15 minutes | 15 to 20 minutes |
| Oxford city centre and the colleges | 15 to 25 minutes | 25 to 40 minutes |
| Bicester and Bicester Village | 20 to 30 minutes | 30 to 45 minutes |
| Chipping Norton and the north Cotswolds | 30 to 45 minutes | 40 to 60 minutes |
| Silverstone | 45 to 60 minutes | Considerably longer on race weekend |
| Cheltenham | 60 to 80 minutes | Longer during the Festival |
| Heathrow | 55 to 75 minutes | 70 to 100 minutes |
| Central London | 80 to 105 minutes | Up to 150 minutes |
Realistic ranges, not promises. The M40 into London is slowest on weekday mornings, and the A34 around Oxford backs up in both peaks.
On the day
How we meet a private arrival
Send us the tail number, the operator and the expected arrival time, and we watch the aircraft rather than the schedule. The car is positioned at the executive terminal before the door opens, and where the airport permits it for your movement, it can be brought closer to the aircraft. That is a decision the airport and the handling agent make on the day, so we confirm the arrangement for each flight rather than promising it in advance.
Departures work the other way round. We ask what time the handling agent wants you on stand, work back through the traffic for that hour, and build in the margin the road actually needs rather than the margin a map suggests. If the flight slips, the chauffeur waits, and the office tells you rather than leaving you to find out at the terminal door.
Oxford also suits a passenger who is not flying private at all. A client landing at Heathrow with a meeting in the city or a college appointment often finds the drive up the A34 the easiest part of the day, and we cover that just as readily: see airport transfers.
Practicalities
Worth knowing
- Our own cars and employed chauffeurs are in London and Manchester. For Oxford we usually send a car and chauffeur from London, which is a comfortable drive and keeps one face on the whole day. Where that is not the sensible answer we arrange the car through an operator we know locally, and we will tell you which we are proposing
- The airport is closed overnight, so a late arrival may be routed to Luton or Farnborough instead. Both are a longer drive into Oxfordshire, and we will quote for either without you having to ask twice
- Term dates matter here. Oxford's traffic in the first and last week of an academic term is nothing like a quiet Tuesday in July, and the city centre has bus gates and restricted streets that a satnav will happily send you into
- College and school runs are a regular booking for us: see school and college transfers. Tell us the porters' lodge or the gate and we will find out where cars are actually allowed to stop
- For four or more passengers with luggage, ask for a V-Class. Oxfordshire lanes are narrow and a second saloon is often easier than one large vehicle
Onward
Where Oxford passengers go next
Request a quote
Tell us the arrival
The date, the tail number or operator, how many passengers and bags, and where you are going afterwards. If the house or the college is hard to reach, say so and we will work out the access before the day. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
About London Oxford transfers
Can the car come to the aircraft?
Where the airport permits it for your movement. Otherwise the car is at the executive terminal door, which is a short walk from the aircraft in any case. We confirm before you land.
Are these your own cars?
In Oxfordshire we usually send our own car and chauffeur from London, because the drive is comfortable and continuity is worth more than proximity. Where a local car makes better sense we arrange it through an operator we know, and we say so rather than letting you assume.
Is Oxford better than Heathrow for the Cotswolds?
For a private flight, almost always. You land within half an hour of most of the north Cotswolds instead of an hour and a half, and you skip the terminal entirely.
What if we arrive after the airport closes?
Your operator will plan within the published hours or use another airfield. If the flight is moved to Luton or Farnborough, tell us and we will reposition the car.
Can you arrange the aircraft as well?
Yes. See private jet charter, and tell us the ground plan at the same time so the two are built together.